Clean Sweep pt 3
Mar/11/08 03:41 PM Filed in: THIS IS OUR
LIFE
Sigh......
Are you ready for the next chapter in the curtain saga? I've gotten 2 panels "done" and the hemming actually turned out pretty good...as long as you're standing at least 4 feet away. It was very time consuming since the fabric was so long and heavy, but it wasn't as difficult as I expected it to be. Same story with the grommet top - not easy, very time consuming, but do-able. So what's the problem you ask? I'm apparently much worse at math than I thought I was because:
1. After several calculations using a calculator, the 2nd panel still turned out 5 inches too short! 5 inches is not something you can wink at...nope.
2. I had to buy the fabric from 2 different Joann's stores and when I went to buy fabric for panels 2 and 3, I had a pretty frustrating experience with the fabric cutter manager and got kinda flustered. I thought that I had gotten just enough fabric to do 2 panels including the seam allowances, but I ended up being about 7 inches short. Which means I had PLENTY of "extra" fabric and could have made the 2nd panel more than 5 inches longer.
Meanwhile, the studio has a curtain over the window and a short curtain over half the slider. Sheesh.
Stay tuned for the next riveting chapter in:
"Lisa's Ridiculous Attempt to Re-Decorate The Studio."
Coming soon to a taco stand near you!
(Cue the trombone Waaaaaa Waaaaaaaaaaa)
Are you ready for the next chapter in the curtain saga? I've gotten 2 panels "done" and the hemming actually turned out pretty good...as long as you're standing at least 4 feet away. It was very time consuming since the fabric was so long and heavy, but it wasn't as difficult as I expected it to be. Same story with the grommet top - not easy, very time consuming, but do-able. So what's the problem you ask? I'm apparently much worse at math than I thought I was because:
1. After several calculations using a calculator, the 2nd panel still turned out 5 inches too short! 5 inches is not something you can wink at...nope.
2. I had to buy the fabric from 2 different Joann's stores and when I went to buy fabric for panels 2 and 3, I had a pretty frustrating experience with the fabric cutter manager and got kinda flustered. I thought that I had gotten just enough fabric to do 2 panels including the seam allowances, but I ended up being about 7 inches short. Which means I had PLENTY of "extra" fabric and could have made the 2nd panel more than 5 inches longer.
Meanwhile, the studio has a curtain over the window and a short curtain over half the slider. Sheesh.
Stay tuned for the next riveting chapter in:
"Lisa's Ridiculous Attempt to Re-Decorate The Studio."
Coming soon to a taco stand near you!
(Cue the trombone Waaaaaa Waaaaaaaaaaa)
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